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2006 TAFT STREET PINOT NOIR

Well, I splurged on this one and it didn't pay off. Have you ever
noticed how wine that tastes so good when being sampled at the store can
end up tasting so bland when you get it home? What's that about? The Total Wine & More Store in Fredericksburg, Virginia was sampling this 2006 Taft Street PinotNoir
a few weekends ago and the sampling I had tasted decent. And they were
offering a $1.00 off coupon so it had to be good. Right? Wrong! I
shelled out $15.99 for this bottle and was met with one bland glass
after another. Nothing much on the nose and no fruit that I could really
identify on the tongue. I gave this one several days to change my mind
but it just couldn't. It didn't get worse but it definitely didn't get
any better and I tried it at different temperatures and different
breathing times. I gave this one 2 Corkscrews because I didn't pour it
down the sink, couldn't bare to at that price, but might have been
tempted to had I paid a little less. Avoid this one. Sit Long, Talk
Much, Laugh Often, Drink Good Wine, Not This One!